Monday, February 22, 2010

A Wonder for Your Face - Take 2


My great Wonderbar experiment was pre-empted because I ran out of my samples. Oops. At the end of a month, I was not able to see any noticeable differences in my skin to make me think this is the answer to my skin woes. I spoke the people at Wonderbar who said that some women see changes sooner than others and I should try it for another month. Luckily, a friend had attended a beauty event and got a large sample in her goody bag and gave it to me so here we go with round 2!

I decided since I had a larger bar I am going to test my face, neck, back of my legs and scalp and see what happens. I used the product for a week and I started to see the "healing crisis" that the site talks about on my face. My skin was dry and really itchy and I got red in the corners of my eyes, nose and mouth. They are right to call it a crisis because there is nothing good about it and all I have to say is thank goodness for cover up. The itching went away after that first week. I will disclose that I got a facial and peel yesterday so the dryness is almost all cleared up.

Now my neck is a different story. I have an ugly red rash across my neck - my friend commented that it looked like someone tried to strangle me with a rope! Good thing I have a large supply of turtlenecks to keep me covered. I called Wonderbar and they said this is quite normal and all part of the healing that the skin needs to go through. I'm told the skin will turn brown and eventually the dead skin will peel off, and I will have much softer skin once it does. Sounds almost like what happens with a bad sunburn. Time will tell what happens on my neck.

Stay tuned!

Wednesday, January 6, 2010

A Wonder For Your Face

Happy New Year! I hope everyone had an amazing holiday season. As part of my New Year's Resolutions I am going to revive this blog and write more often.

I have had problem skin as long as I can rememeber. I always yearned for beautiful, clear skin. After battling acne during my teens and beyond I went to the dermatologist and was put on all kinds of lotions, creams and pills -- I even tried Accutane. While my breakouts are now less frequent I do have red marks and some fine lines and large pores that I am forever trying to mask with make up or improve with the latest potion.

While reading a beauty blog, I came across a post about the Wonderbar, a miraculous skin care product that claims to help clear up acne, eczema, tighten skin, minimize pores and make your skin more radiant. According to their website the bar is packed with 700 herbs and plants, along with Heilmoor Clay and four different organic algae. The bar is different from other products as it heals from within and it will eventually bring your skin back to its natural PH level. Wow. Will it do my laundry too? There is a slight downside as your skin will go through a "healing crisis" and get dry or itchy while the toxins are coming out, but after you will be left with radiant, beautiful skin. Sign me up!

This product sounded so amazing I had to try it. The great thing is that you can order a sample to test the product. They suggest that you buy two samples which should last for about 2-3 weeks. The bars are TINY (they are about 1/4 of the size of a hotel soap), but I have been reading that they last for longer than you think.

I am on day 3. I haven't noticed any differences in my skin yet. I will continue to blog on my progress with the Wonderbar. Let me know if you have tried this product and what you thought of it.